Above Us the Waves (1955)

United Kingdom, 99 min
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Basic facts

Original title Above Us the Waves
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • German
  • Swedish
Swedish release 1955-08-08

Cast

John Mills
kommendörkapten (commander) Fraser

John Gregson
kapten (lieutenant) Alec Duffy

Donald Sinden
kapten (lieutenant) Tom Corbett

James Robertson Justice
amiral Ryder

Michael Medwin
Smart

James Kenney
Abercrombie

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Titles

Original title
  • Above Us the Waves
Swedish release title
  • Operation Tirpitz
Distribution title
  • Havet over os (Danmark)
  • Operaatio Tirpitz (Finland)
  • Sopra di noi il mare (Italien)
  • Submarine - U-Boote greifen an (Västtyskland)
  • X-Boote greifen an (Västtyskland)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Executive Producer
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Conductor
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Sound Editor

Cast

John Mills kommendörkapten (commander) Fraser
John Gregson kapten (lieutenant) Alec Duffy
Donald Sinden kapten (lieutenant) Tom Corbett
James Robertson Justice amiral Ryder
Michael Medwin Smart
James Kenney Abercrombie
O.E. Hasse kaptenen på Tirpitz
Lee Patterson Cox
William Russell Ramsey
Theodore Bikel tysk officer
Harry Towb McCleery
Cyril Chamberlain fanjunkare (CPO) Chubb
Anthony Wager (as Tony Wager) George
Leslie Weston Winley
Lyndon Brook dyknavigatör, X2
Thomas Heathcote Hutchins
Anthony Newley maskinist, X2
John Horsley kapten (lieutenant) Anderson
William Franklyn nr 1, X2
Guido Lorraine tolk
Raymond Francis officer på bogserande ubåt
Basil Appleby officer på bogserande ubåt
Peter Cavanagh Winston Churchill (röst)
Walter Gotell tysk officer på Tirpitz
Barry Keegan matros på den bogserande ubåten

Companies

Production Company London Independent Producers Ltd.
Copyright London Independent Producers Ltd. 1955
Presented by J. Arthur Rank Organisation Ltd
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Rank Film Distributors of Sweden AB 1955

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 86529
Date 1955-08-03
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2715 meters
Notes Speltid: 99 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2721 meter
Length in minutes 99 min


Original work

Original title Above Us the Waves (Book)
Author Charles E.T. Warren M.B.E.
James Benson


Production location

Pinewood Studios Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom
Portland Submarine Base Portland Bill, Dorset United Kingdom
St. Peter Port Harbour Guernsey, Channel Islands United Kingdom

Release dates

First showing 1955-03-29 London United Kingdom 99 min
Release in Sweden 1955-08-08 Palladium Stockholm Sweden 99 min
TV showing 1976-03-13 TV2 Sweden
1993-06-07 TV3 Sweden
1995-01-09 TV3 Sweden
1995-10-06 TV3 Sweden
1996-09-04 TV3 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title The Sky Boat Song


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis


Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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